Lebanese work around 16 hr/day, make some $833 a month

Quoting World Bank sources, Al Hayat daily reported in a feature published last week that nearly 70% of the Lebanese population earn less than USD10 thousand a year or USD 833 a month, which is low compared to the relatively high cost of living standards of the country at large. The newspapers revealed that in light of low wages, citizens are forced to look for additional sources of income by taking a second or sometimes a third job and working over 16 hours a day to secure their minimum income to cover family needs. Al Hayat went on to say that such difficult work conditions are not limited to certain segments of society but affect the skilled professionals and similarly to unskilled laborers. It concluded by saying that the present situation has become intolerable amidst stagnating levels of income, generally, while families face steady increases in their level of spending as a result of upward trend in prices. (Al Hayat, November 26, 2015)